Own Eurovision Song Contest 23 Touch & Feel Welcome to Kosovo! | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 date | 16 October 2013 | |||
Semi-final 2 date | 17 October 2013 | |||
Final date | 30 October 2013 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | City Stadium Pristina, Kosovo | |||
Presenter(s) | Alketa Vejsiu Ardit Gjebrea Arbana Osmani | |||
Broadcaster | Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) | |||
Opening act | "Somebody hurts" by Miriam Cani (feat. Alban Skënderaj) | |||
Interval act | Semi-Finals: "Elementi i 5-të" by Bubulina Krasniqi | |||
Participants | ||||
Entries | 62 | |||
Returning | Belarus Faroe Islands Montenegro Scotland | |||
Withdrawing | San Marino Slovakia | |||
Voting | ||||
System | Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |||
Winner | Wales "Burn" | |||
Own Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 23, often referred to as OESC #23, is the 23rd edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in the city of Pristina, Kosovo, after Miriam Cani and Alban Skënderaj won the previous contest hosted in Constanța, Romania with their song "Somebody hurts". The venue for the contest was announced on September 27, 2013, as the City Stadium from Pristina. This will be the first time the contest will take place in Kosovo.
Sixty-two countries have confirmed participation in the 23rd edition. This is the first time when 62 countries compete in the contest. The Own Eurovision Song Contest 23 will see Belarus, Faroe Islands, Montenegro and Scotland returning in the competition. San Marino and Slovakia have decided to withdraw.
Own Eurovision Song Contest 23 will see, again like last edition, thirty countries in the Grand Final, this is for the fifth time in the history of the contest. For the second time in a row, the host country didn't vote in all semi-finals.
The contest was won by Wales's Ellie Goulding and her song "Burn", which received 201 points, winning with a margin of 15 points. Wales's win was their first. The runner-up was Belarus, scoring their best position. Third place went to Romania, fourth to Scotland and Russia taking the 5th place. The host country, Kosovo succeded to make it in the first part of the leaderboard , finishing on 15th place, receiving 113 points.
Venue
The venue for the contest was announced on 27 September 2013 as Pristina City Stadium, which is a multi-purpose stadium in Pristina, Kosovo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the current home ground of KF Prishtina.
Pristina City Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi i Qytetit, Serbian: Градски стадион, Gradski stadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pristina and one of the biggest stadiums in Kosovo. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Prishtina. The stadium holds 38,500 people, or 25,000 seated. It is also one of the two stadiums that have been picked for international matches.
In December 2007 it was the first time after the 1999 Kosovo War that the stadium was filled with 25,000 people and was host to a concert by the American rapper 50 Cent.
Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 106 out of 193 United Nations member states.
Location
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština (Albanian: Prishtinë or Prishtina; Serbian: Приштина or Priština; Turkish: Priştine), is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality and district.
Preliminary results of the 2011 census put the population of Pristina at 198,000. The city has a majority Albanian population, alongside other smaller communities including Bosniaks, Roma and others. It is the administrative, educational, and cultural center of Kosovo. The city is home to the Universiteti i Prishtinës and is served by the Pristina International Airport.
The name of the city is derived from a Slavic form *Prišьčь, a possessive adjective from the personal name *Prišьkъ, (preserved in the Kajkavian surname Prišek, in the Old Polish personal name Przyszek, and in the Polish surname Przyszek) and the derivational suffix -ina 'belonging to X and his kin'. The name is most likely a patronymic of the personal name *Prišь, preserved as a surname in Polish Przysz and Sorbian Priš, a hypocoristic of the Slavic personal name Pribyslavъ.A false etymology[citation needed] connects the name Priština with Serbo-Croatian prišt (пришт), meaning 'ulcer' or 'tumour', referring to its 'boiling'.However, this explanation cannot be correct, as Slavic place names ending in -ina corresponding to an adjective and/or name of an inhabitant lacking this suffix are built from personal names or denote a person and never derive, in these conditions, from common nouns (SNOJ 2007: loc. cit.). The inhabitants of this city call themselves Prishtinali in local Gheg Albanian or Prištevci (Приштевци) in the local Serbian dialect.
Pristina is located at the geographical coordinates 42° 40' 0" North and 21° 10' 0" East and covers 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi). It lies in the north-eastern part of Kosovo close to the Goljak mountains. From Pristina there is a good view of the Šar Mountains which lie several kilometres away in the south of Kosovo. Pristina is located beside two large towns, Obilić and Kosovo Polje. In fact Pristina has grown so much these past years that it has connected with Kosovo Polje. Lake Badovac is just a few kilometres to the south of the city.
There is no river passing through the city of Pristina now but there was one that passed through the center. The river flows through underground tunnels and is let out into the surface when it passes the city. The reason for covering the river was because the river passed by the local market and everyone dumped their waste there. This caused an awful smell and the river had to be covered.
The river now only flows through Pristina's suburbs in the north and in the south.
This will be the first time, the contest will take place in Kosovo.
Semi-final and Grand Final allocation draw
Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on October 8, 2013 at the Pristina City Stadium.
The participating countries, excluding the Big 3, were split into eight pots, based on voting history and geographical location. From these pots, 19 countries were allocated to compete in the first semi-final, 20 were allocated to compete in the second semi-final and 20 were allocated to compete in the third semi-final.
The pots are as follows:
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
The big 3 will vote as follow: Kosovo in the first semi-final, Åland Islands in the second semi-final and Italy in the third semi-final.
Semi-Finals Running Order
The running order of the Semi-Finals was revealed on October 8, 2013. Also, it was decided that the host country, Kosovo will compete on spot number 11 in the Grand Final, Italy on spot number 15 and Åland Islands will take the number 19.
Grand Final Running Order
The Grand Final running order was revealed on October 18, 2013.
Participants
Sixty-two countries have confirmed participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 23 with four countries returning, Belarus, Faroe Islands, Montenegro and Scotland. All countries last pariticipated in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 21 edition which took place in the city of San Marino, San Marino.
The contest held in Pristina, Kosovo will not see San Marino and Slovakia competing, both countries deciding to withdraw.
Returning artists
Results
Semifinals
Semi-Final 1
- The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
- Kosovo(host) will vote in this semi-final.
- The nine qualifiers were revealed on October 16, 2013
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Monaco | English | Bob Sinclar | "Summer moonlight" | - | 19 | 24 |
02 | Azerbaijan | English | Ilgara feat. Aligee | "Keep on, keepin' on" | - | 18 | 28 |
03 | Latvia | English | Liene Candy | "Higher and higher" | - | 5 | 80 |
04 | Faroe Islands | English | Anna Noa | "Sleepless" | - | 10 | 71 |
05 | England | English | Matt Cardle & Melanie C | "Loving you" | - | 8 | 73 |
06 | Montenegro | Montenegrin | Nina Žižić | "Zabranjujem" | Forbidden | 13 | 56 |
07 | Liechtenstein | German | Glasperlenspiel | "Ich bin ich" | I am me | 7 | 74 |
08 | Moldova | English | Dara | "Open your eyes" | - | 1 | 99 |
09 | Lebanon | English | Eric Saade | "Masquerade" | - | 12 | 58 |
10 | Cyprus | English | Tulisa | "Sight of you" | - | 15 | 47 |
11 | Belgium | English | Katerine | "Ayo technology" | - | 6 | 77 |
12 | Portugal | English | Aurea | "Scratch my back" | - | 16 | 42 |
13 | Andorra | Spanish | Natalia feat. Xriz & CHK | "Nunca digas no" | Never say never | 4 | 85 |
14 | Egypt | English | Lara Scandar | "Chains" | - | 11 | 59 |
15 | Wales | English | Ellie Goulding | "Burn" | - | 2 | 93 |
16 | Serbia | Serbian | Nataša Bekvalac | "Pozitivna" | Positive | 14 | 56 |
17 | Jordan | English | Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar | "Thinking about you" | - | 9 | 72 |
18 | Iceland | English | Nylon | "Closer" | - | 17 | 33 |
19 | Estonia | Estonian | Ithaka Maria | "Hopa'pa-rei!" | - | 3 | 91 |
Semi-Final 2
- The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
- Åland Islands will vote in this semi-final.
- The nine qualifiers were revealed on October 17, 2013
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Denmark | English | A Friend In London feat. Carly Rae Jepsen | "Rest from the streets" | - | 13 | 50 |
02 | Bulgaria | English | Vessy | "Work of art" | - | 7 | 81 |
03 | Slovenia | Slovenian | Nina Pušlar | "Svet je tvoj!" | The world is yours! | 18 | 22 |
04 | Turkey | English | Aynur Aydin | "Life goes on" | - | 2 | 106 |
05 | Luxembourg | French | Patricia Kaas | "Hymne à l'amour" | Hymn to love | 19 | 15 |
06 | Poland | Polish | Jula | "Ślad" | Footprint | 6 | 85 |
07 | Finland | Finnish | Jenni Vartiainen | "Junat ja naiset" | Trains and womens | 1 | 133 |
08 | Malta | English | Cryptic Street | "Indecisive" | - | 14 | 40 |
09 | Hungary | Hungarian | Crystal | "Menj tovább" | Go away | 17 | 32 |
10 | Netherlands | English | Within Temptation feat. Tarja Turunen | "Paradise (What About Us?)" | - | 5 | 86 |
11 | Scotland | English | Samantha Jade | "Firestarter" | - | 3 | 105 |
12 | Greenland | English | Julie Berthelsen | "Butterfly" | - | 15 | 39 |
13 | Spain | Spanish | Malú | "A prueba de ti" | I´m on probation | 11 | 64 |
14 | Russia | English | Zedd feat. Foxes | "Clarity" | - | 9 | 69 |
15 | Czech Republic | Czech | Aneta Langerová | "Malá mořská víla" | Little mermaid | 20 | 10 |
16 | Morocco | French | Kamelanc' feat. Sarah Riani | "Sans Toi" | Without you | 8 | 73 |
17 | Germany | English | Lena Meyer-Landrut | "Mr. Arrow Key" | - | 10 | 67 |
18 | Norway | English | Voe | "Don't talk to me" | - | 12 | 58 |
19 | Belarus | Russian, English | Bianka | "Muzika" | Music | 4 | 104 |
20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | English | 30 Seconds To Mars | "Hurricane" | - | 16 | 37 |
Semi-Final 3
- The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
- Italy will vote in this semi-final.
- The nine qualifiers were revealed on October 18, 2013
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Croatia | Croatian | Nina Badrić | "Čežnja" | Desire | 12 | 49 |
02 | Greece | Greek | Vegas | "Pio psila" | Higher | 9 | 64 |
03 | France | French | Marie Mai | "Comme avant" | Like before | 3 | 107 |
04 | Northern Ireland | English | Jessie J | "It's my party" | - | 17 | 43 |
05 | Ukraine | English | Mika Newton | "Come out and play" | - | 2 | 125 |
06 | Algeria | French | Zaho | "Je te promets" | I promise you | 4 | 95 |
07 | Kazakhstan | Russian | Vika Dayneko | "Dyshi" | Breathe | 6 | 79 |
08 | Romania | English, Romanian | Antonia feat. Puya | "Hurricane" | - | 1 | 128 |
09 | Georgia | English | Dato | "Straight through my heart" | - | 13 | 47 |
10 | Israel | French, English | Tal feat. Florida | "Danse" | Dance | 15 | 46 |
11 | Ireland | English | The Saturdays | "All fired up" | - | 8 | 66 |
12 | Albania | English | Gabriella Cilmi | "On a mission" | - | 10 | 56 |
13 | Macedonia | English | Rennata | "Please stay" | - | 5 | 89 |
14 | Lithuania | Lithuanian | Eglė Jakštytė | "Skrendi" | You are flying | 20 | 18 |
15 | Austria | English | Saint Lu | "Here I stand" | - | 16 | 44 |
16 | Switzerland | German | Beatrice Egli | "Mein Herz" | My heart | 18 | 27 |
17 | Tunisia | Arabic | Amani Swissi | "Hay jazaty" | This is my reward | 19 | 25 |
18 | Vatican City | Italian, English | Laura Pausini & Kylie Minogue | "Limpido" | Clear | 14 | 47 |
19 | Armenia | Armenian | Lilit Hovhannisyan | "Eli Lilit" | Again Lilit | 11 | 50 |
20 | Sweden | English | NONONO | "Pumpin blood" | - | 7 | 71 |
Finalists
The thirty finalists are:
- the Big 3 countries: Italy, Kosovo, the host country and Åland Islands.
- the top nine countries from the first semi-final.
- the top nine countries from the second semi-final.
- the top nine countries from the third semi-final.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Kazakhstan | Russian | Vika Dayneko | "Dyshi" | Breathe | 22 | 96 |
02 | Algeria | French | Zaho | "Je te promets" | I promise you | 24 | 87 |
03 | Liechtenstein | German | Glasperlenspiel | "Ich bin ich" | I am me | 19 | 101 |
04 | Wales | English | Ellie Goulding | "Burn" | - | 1 | 201 |
05 | Russia | English | Zedd feat. Foxes | "Clarity" | - | 5 | 150 |
06 | Belarus | Russian, English | Bianka | "Muzika" | Music | 2 | 186 |
07 | Finland | Finnish | Jenni Vartiainen | "Junat ja naiset" | Trains and womens | 10 | 127 |
08 | Estonia | Estonian | Ithaka Maria | "Hopa'pa-rei!" | - | 12 | 122 |
09 | Moldova | English | Dara | "Open your eyes" | - | 8 | 140 |
10 | Jordan | English | Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar | "Thinking about you" | - | 18 | 103 |
11 | Kosovo | Albanian | Argjentina Ramosaj | "Shpirt i mbytur" | The spirit drowned | 15 | 113 |
12 | Belgium | English | Katerine | "Ayo technology" | - | 30 | 55 |
13 | Romania | English, Romanian | Antonia feat. Puya | "Hurricane" | - | 3 | 186 |
14 | Netherlands | English | Within Temptation feat. Tarja Turunen | "Paradise (What About Us?)" | - | 7 | 146 |
15 | Italy | Italian | Annalisa | "Alice e il blu" | Alice and the blue | 21 | 98 |
16 | Bulgaria | English | Vessy | "Work of art" | - | 25 | 84 |
17 | Poland | Polish | Jula | "Ślad" | Footprint | 14 | 116 |
18 | France | French | Marie Mai | "Comme avant" | Like before | 11 | 124 |
19 | Åland Islands | Finnish | Mikael Gabriel feat. Diandra | "Päästä mut pois" | Let me out | 26 | 71 |
20 | Macedonia | English | Rennata | "Please stay" | - | 17 | 103 |
21 | Andorra | Spanish | Natalia feat. Xriz & CHK | "Nunca digas no" | Never say never | 13 | 120 |
22 | Greece | Greek | Vegas | "Pio psila" | Higher | 16 | 112 |
23 | Ukraine | English | Mika Newton | "Come out and play" | - | 6 | 149 |
24 | Sweden | English | NONONO | "Pumpin blood" | - | 20 | 99 |
25 | England | English | Matt Cardle & Melanie C | "Loving you" | - | 27 | 69 |
26 | Ireland | English | The Saturdays | "All fired up" | - | 23 | 95 |
27 | Turkey | English | Aynur Aydin | "Life goes on" | - | 9 | 137 |
28 | Scotland | English | Samantha Jade | "Firestarter" | - | 4 | 165 |
29 | Morocco | French | Kamelanc' feat. Sarah Riani | "Sans Toi" | Without you | 29 | 62 |
30 | Latvia | English | Liene Candy | "Higher and higher" | - | 28 | 63 |
Scoreboards
Semi-Final 01
Semi-Final 02
Semi-Final 03
Grand Final
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final.
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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6 | Scotland | Bulgaria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland, Vatican City |
Netherlands | Azerbaijan, Belarus, Greenland, Italy, Slovenia, Tunisia | |
Wales | Cyprus, England, Greece, Ireland, Lebanon, Sweden | |
4 | Andorra | Czech Republic, Egypt, Serbia, Spain |
Romania | Andorra, FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Morocco | |
3 | Finland | Moldova, Netherlands, Rest of the World |
Kazakhstan | Armenia, Finland, Liechtenstein | |
Kosovo | Albania, Faroe Islands, Turkey | |
Sweden | Iceland, Romania, Åland Islands | |
Turkey | Kosovo, Montenegro, Portugal | |
2 | Algeria | Jordan, Latvia |
Belarus | Austria, Kazakhstan | |
France | Belgium, Norway | |
Greece | Ukraine, Wales | |
Jordan | Estonia, Northern Ireland | |
Moldova | Russia, Scotland | |
1 | Bulgaria | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Estonia | Croatia | |
Ireland | Algeria | |
Italy | Poland | |
Liechtenstein | Germany | |
Russia | Denmark | |
Åland Islands | France |
Voting Ceremony
The order in which each country announced their votes was determined in a draw. Similar to the last editions an algorithm was used to generate as much suspense as possible. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country. For the second time a public voting was used. Sixty sets of votes have been cast in the Grand Final.
Georgia, Israel and Malta didn't cast their votes.
Country Order
- Armenia
- Bulgaria
- Azerbaijan
- Ukraine
- Jordan
- Hungary
- Romania
- Russia
- Albania
- Tunisia
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Germany
- Andorra
- Sweden
- Belarus
- Faroe Islands
- Monaco
- Belgium
- Northern Ireland
- Kosovo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Iceland
- Algeria
- Cyprus
- Luxembourg
- Italy
- Portugal
- Egypt
- Spain
- Macedonia
- Finland
- Lithuania
- Scotland
- Vatican City
- England
- Serbia
- Denmark
- Greece
- Montenegro
- Moldova
- Poland
- Estonia
- Morocco
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Norway
- France
- Ireland
- Turkey
- Latvia
- Åland Islands
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Kazakhstan
- Wales
- Greenland
- Czech Republic
- Lebanon
- Rest of the World
Cities
- Vanadzor
- Sofia
- Baku
- Donetsk
- Aqaba
- Szeged
- Zalău
- Moscow
- Durrës
- Sfax
- Groningen
- Salzburg
- Cologne
- Andorra la Vella
- Uppsala
- Minsk
- Tórshavn
- Monte Carlo
- Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
- Belfast
- Prizren
- Sarajevo
- Reykjavik
- Oran
- Limassol
- Cartagena
- Rimini
- Lisbon
- Cairo
- Ourense
- Skopje
- Helsinki
- Vilnius
- Edinburgh
- Vatican City
- London
- Belgrade
- Kokkedal
- Chania
- Podgorica
- Chișinău
- Zgorzelec
- Tallinn
- Sale
- Zagreb
- Maribor
- Oslo
- Paris
- Dublin
- Istanbul
- Riga
- Mariehamn
- Vaduz
- Bern
- Astana
- Cardiff
- Nuuk
- Prague
- Beirut
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Spokepersons
- Astghik Safaryan
- Luiza Grigorova
- Farid Mammadov
- Yulia Tymoshenko
- Ismail Salah Loub
- Alex Márta
- Adrian Sînă
- Anna Pletnyova
- Elvana Gjata
- Wim Romijn
- Ilse de Lange
- Trackshittaz
- Daniel Aminati
- Joel Molina
- Veronica Maggio
- Alexander Gerasimov
- Hans Andreasen
- Anggun Sasmi
- Melanie Iglesias
- Cheryl Cole
- Rezarta Thaci
- Maja Hodžić
- Nanna Hilmarsdóttir
- Jessica Biel
- Christos Mylordos
- Patricia Kaas
- Lorenzo De Silvestri
- Stefania Aggio
- Armin van Buuren & Nadia Ali
- Risto Mejide Roldan
- Elena Risteska & Lambe
- Kristin Siegfrids
- Greta Gjan
- Nina Nesbitt
- Susanna Rosaria Galimi
- David Robert Beckham
- Emina Jahović
- Mathilde Norholt
- Marianna Hansen
- Ivana Milojko
- Pavel Parfeny & Aliona Munteanu
- Ewa Farna
- Getter Jaani
- Pierre David Guetta
- Vanda Winter
- Alenka Gotar
- Tone Damli Aaberge
- Thierry Daniel Henry
- Ryan Dola
- Gülşen Bayraktar
- Marija Naumova
- Tim Bergling & Kristina Romanova
- Sotiria Schenk
- Peter René Baumann
- Kesh You
- Bonnie Tyler
- Medina Valbak
- Lenka Kripac
- Eric Saade
- Arbana Osmani
Marcel Bezençon Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards were given for the fourth time in this edition. The participants had to vote in several categories for the favorites. The categories were: best non-qualifier, heart winner, best non-english song, best female-singer, best male singer, best band, best video.
Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Show |
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Best non-qualifier | Armenia | "Eli Lilit" | Lilit Hovhannisyan | SF3 |
Heart winner | Finland | "Junat ja naiset" | Jenni Vertiainen | Final |
Best non-english song | Algeria | "Je te promets" | Zaho | Final |
Best lyrics | Moldova | "Open your eyes" | Dara | Final |
Best female singer | Poland | "Slad" | Jula | Final |
Best male singer | Lebanon | "Masquerade" | Eric Saade | SF1 |
Best group | Greece | "Pio psila" | Vegas | Final |
Best collaboration | Jordan | "Thinking about you" | Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar | Final |
Best video | Wales | "Burn" | Ellie Goulding | Final |
Public award | Finland | "Junat ja naiset" | Jenni Vertiainen | Final |
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